Kristin, That sounds wonderful~ that website for ESL students/primary. I am actually a graduate student at Syracuse who is trying to implement some ESL findings into my courses since I'm also certified in Spanish. Along those lines of www.onemorestory.com, are there similar sites you know of that would be appropriate for 5th grade and higher? I am getting my Literacy cert 5-12 and would love to be able to have some resources like this, only for upper-level students either middle or high school. I thank you for that insight and will try that site out! Sarah Cartmill
Our district purchased Study Island for this school year and our kids have been using it. It's OKAY, but to be honest, the kids need to be monitored when they use it because they guess! I also feel it's difficult for many kids to track the print when they are trying to read a passage on the computer screen. There are fun games for them to play as well as a "test mode" and they are supposed to aim towards getting blue ribbons in each of the areas of the standards for reading and math. As most computerized programs, Study Island has its downfalls. No computerized program will ever replace face to face instruction and discussion with students. HOWEVER... I came across a GREAT website for our ESL students and for lower level readers! It's www.onemorestory.com They have beautiful authentic children's books that can be read aloud to the students (the words are highlighted as the reader reads) and the actual illustrations are shown. Students click on the arrow once the page has been read to them (they cannot read ahead or just click to get through a story). In addition, they can choose to read the story independently by clicking the "i" on the page and the reader doesn't read, but the kids can click on a word they don't know and have it read for them. We have been brainstorming ways of getting more listening center activities into our ESL classrooms. This website seemed like a blessing to me! You can purchase it for home use for $40 a year (I think) and the schools can purchase the program for 12 months for $1 per student. I inquired about it and they gave me a one week trial for free. Check it out! I think you will like it, particularly if you are a primary person! :) Kristin _________________________________________________________________ Mortgage rates as low as 4.625% - Refinance $150,000 loan for $579 a month. Intro*Terms https://www2.nextag.com/goto.jsp?product=100000035&url=%2fst.jsp&tm=y&search=mortgage_text_links_88_h27f6&disc=y&vers=743&s=4056&p=5117 _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
